Beetroot fry

This dish had been in my drafts for a while. I've learnt this dish from my mother. A simple and easy way to cook beetroot.

Ingredients

Beetroot: 1; medium sized

Onion: 1 small; finely sliced

Garlic: 4 flakes

Mustard Seeds: 1 teaspoon

Urad dal: 1 teaspoon

Chana Dal: 1 teaspoon

Cumin seeds: (Optional)

Roasted gram dal: 3 tablespoons

Chilli Powder: to taste

Salt: to taste

Curry Leaves: 1 twig

Grated coconut (fresh/dry): 1 tablespoon

Oil: 1 tablespoon

1. Peel the skin of beetroot, cut into pieces of desired size. Add enough salt and pressure cook. Drain the water.

2. Grind roasted gram dal, salt, chilli powder and garlic flakes into powder.

3. Coat the cooked beetroot pieces with the powder mixture and grated coconut.

4. Heat oil in a heavy pan. Add mustard seeds and let them splutter. Add curry leaves, dals and cumin seeds. Saute till dals turn brown.

5. Add the sliced onion and saute till it turns translucent.

6. Add the beetroot pieces and stir fry on low flame for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and serve hot with chapatis.